October

1st October, 1917

Am very tired as it is 6am...

1st October, 1915

To my unaccustomed eyes all the patients seemed dying...

4th October, 1911

All the bazaar people came tramping into the hall

5th October, 1914

Boy Scouts carrying staves much bigger than themselves...

10th October, 1890

Felt greatly overcome at the associations...

13th October, 1940

Princess Elizabeth broadcast 5.15, but unfortunately I forgot about it...

14th October, 1981

Bomb still out Belfast Road...

17th October, 1952

Dorothy was ruthless and drowned them all...

19th October, 1904

It must be horrible to leave the home you have always lived in...

23rd October, 1935

My wedding day 73 years ago...

29th October, 1910

It was my first glimpse of a foreign town...

30th October, 1943

I hope you never have to organise an escape from danger...

No Date October, 1953

J and I had another row in the cottage...

No Date October, 1954

I am much happier and content and have got a grip of my old self...

November

September

Meet the Diarists

Una Gioncada Haldane

Tyrone-native living in Italy during Mussolini's regime. Diary period: 1940s

Marjorie Lyle

First female insurance broker in Ireland. Diary period: 1970s

Elizabeth Holmes

Wife of Church of Ireland Minister and mother of three children. Diary period: 1890s

Emma Duffin

Voluntary Aid Detachment (VAD) nurse during the First and Second World Wars. Diary period: 1910s

Maria Duffin

Founding member of the Charity Organisation Society. Diary Period: 1950s

Eva Gore Booth

Writer, political activist & sister of Countess Markievicz. Diary Period: 1890s

Lady Hariot Dufferin

Diplomat's wife and philanthropist. Diary period: 1930s

Ruth Duffin

Young poet documenting social life and travels. Diary period: 1900s

Sylvia Mary Duffin (Molly)

Teenage girl documenting a trip to Germany & social life. Diary period: 1910s

Roberta Hewitt

Socialist, volunteer for the Nursery School Association and wife of John Hewitt. Diary period: 1950s

Eva Chichester

Sunday school teacher and amateur photographer. Diary period: 1940s

Bronagh McAtasney

A Teenage girl growing up in Newry during the Troubles. Diary period: 1980s

Lilian Spender

Political observer, philanthropist and wife of Wilfred Spender. Diary period: 1910s

Lucy Sinton Kelly

Nurse in the Casualty Clearing Stations and hospital trains during the First World War. Diary Period: 1910s

Moya Woodside

Writer for the Mass Observation during the Belfast Blitz & birth control campaigner. Diary period: 1940s

Elizabeth Richards

Observer and supporter of the 1798 Irish Rebellion. Diary Period: 1790s

J P Smiles

Young girl documenting a family trip to Switzerland. Diary period: 1890s.

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